Keywords: Warships
Item 18956
Torpedo Boat Destroyers and Warships in the Lower Harbor, Bar Harbor, ca. 1908
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1908 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 18939
Bar Harbor View Showing U.S. Warships, ca. 1908
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1908 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
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Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
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Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"… ship, donated to the U.S.Navy, was converted to a warship and was the first vessel sunk in the war by German submarines in 1917."
